Extractives & Minerals Processing
Extraction of minerals, metals, coal, oil, and natural gas. Fugitive methane, diesel equipment, land disturbance, and process emissions are the primary sources.
SICS Industries
Mining of coal, metal ores, quarrying, and support activities
Crude petroleum extraction, natural gas extraction, support activities
Scope Emission Diagram
Click any node to view its emission profile. Scope 3 Upstream sources on the left feed into Scope 1 & 2 direct/indirect emissions at center, which flow to Scope 3 Downstream on the right.
Dual Framework Coverage
GHG Protocol Scope 3
Upstream (Cat 1–8)
Downstream (Cat 9–15)
Carbon Measures / PACT PCF
pcfExcludingBiogenicfullDominant fossil emissions from fuel combustion and process sources
pcfIncludingBiogenicpartialLimited biogenic content — primarily land rehabilitation revegetation
primaryDataSharefullMining operations have good primary data for fuel use and production volumes
dqrfullMining sector has mature emissions monitoring and reporting practices
Sector Data Standards & Frameworks
Industry-specific standards and data models relevant to the Extractives & Minerals Processing sector, mapped into the Open Footprint knowledge graph.
Upstream oil & gas asset, well and facility data model — the source of upstream asset knowledge mapped into the Open Footprint virtual knowledge graph.
Measurement-based methane reporting framework covering venting, flaring and fugitive emissions from extraction and processing sites.
Direct & Indirect Emission Sources
Scope 1Direct Emissions
Heavy diesel equipment for open-pit and underground mining operations
450 t CO2e / truck / year (large haul)
CO2 and NOx from detonation of ANFO and emulsion explosives
120 t CO2e / mine / year
CH4 released from coal seams during mining; methane venting and flaring at oil/gas wells
5–15 m3 CH4 / t coal mined
Combustion of associated gas at oil production sites
400 t CO2e / well / year (average)
Backup and primary power generation at remote mine sites
85 t CO2e / generator / year
Emissions from crushing, grinding, smelting, and heap leaching
Variable by mineral type
Scope 2Indirect Energy
Grid electricity for crushers, mills, conveyors, ventilation, and pumping
10,000–100,000 MWh / mine / year
Electricity for electrolytic refining (copper, aluminium, zinc)
14,000 kWh / t aluminium
Reference Implementation
The Extractives & Minerals Processing reference implementation lives in the Open Footprint repository under the following directories:
OSDU reference implementation — upstream oil & gas
LiveTwo emissions-integrity domains modelled in Open Footprint and driven through their full certification lifecycles on a live OSDU Data Platform, including the anomaly cascades that revoke certification. The platform was a time-boxed environment; these consoles replay the evidence bundle exported before it closed.